Assad and Obama bomb the same people

[dilloduck]

The Assad government Tuesday bombed ISIS fighters in Iraq, bolstering government security forces trying to repulse a two-week offensive that saw the militants capture key cities north of Baghdad and also gain footholds to the west and south of the capital.

Read more here: WASHINGTON: Obama seeks military aid for Syrian rebels | National Security & Defense | McClatchy DC

Strange bed fellows indeed.

 

[Kevin_Kennedy]

Allies in Syria, enemies in Iraq. U.S. foreign policy doesn't have to make sense, as long as everybody does what the U.S. says or else.

 

[Moonglow]

Been that way for many a year...

 

[dilloduck]

Been that way for many a year...

So why pour $500M into the cluster ****. ????

Another major rebel group is the Nusra Front, an al Qaida affiliate that has battled ISIS fighters even as it tries to overthrow Assad. While the Islamists are well-armed and organized,

the U.S.-backed Free Syrian Army and other moderate groups have been unable to make major gains, in part because they lack unified military and political leaderships.

If approved, the $500 million could be used to train and equip moderate Syrian rebels in Jordan, building on a modest CIA-run program that already has helped small numbers of anti-Assad fighters in the Free Syrian Army.

Read more here: WASHINGTON: Obama seeks military aid for Syrian rebels | National Security & Defense | McClatchy DC